Household Dangers to Our Pets

[patricia]

Since Spring has arrived, here is a small list of household dangers, I'm sure you can add more to the list below:

Dryers
Washing machines
Hot stoves (including ovens and Bar-Be-Ques)
Built-in pools , rivers, steams, and lakes
Dental floss
Many household plants
Refrigertors, freezers
Needles and thread
Toys with string or elastic
Certain pet treats
Cords from blinds and curtains, drapes
Open doors and windows
Filing cabinets
Lit candles and buring incense
Plastic bags
Household cleaners
Spiders and other possible dangerous insects
Bug spray, tanning lotions, creams
Crispy plastic
Medicine bottles
Rubberbands
Boiling water
Weed treatment for the lawn
Thumb tacks
Strangers

Just an F.Y.I. I'm sure there are more that can added to the list. Enjoy the warm wheather and the great outdoors. ;D

[dad2paisley]

Thanks for that reminder.

[Billie]

In OUR house, I would add to that list:

GUITAR PICKS


My husband is always leaving guitar picks around everywhere. One of our cats has a habit of carrying them in her mouth and then dropping them in the cats' water dish. Why, I do not know. ::)

[patricia]

Guitar picks that makes sense. I stated because I have read stories of cats and other small animals getting into the dyer not being noticed, the owner turns on the dyer and the cat or small animal dies. It was reported on three differnt occassions. Scary stuff, its like child proofing your home, yet, it must be done to keep the little critters safe and sound.

[peet]

LOL, I think I am the biggest danger in this household.
Stepping on toes all the time.

[Billie]

LOOSE CHANGE on the floor! That's another thing. My DH is always dropping loose change. I grab it if I see it. If his money doesn't mean that much to him I'm taking it off the floor and keeping it. Oh and I also clean him out when I do his laundry.

:)

Our crazy Tortie cat Samantha (she's the one who drops the guitar picks in the water bowl) also does this with pennies. Again....why, I don't know.


::)